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Music Instruction 
Award-winning music lessons, ensembles, and group classes for aspiring musicians of all ages and skill levels — children, teens, and adults.
Early Childhood 
Morning & Full-Day Preschool programs with a full, child-centered curriculum of creative specials like music, science, drama, social and emotional learning, and more!
Music Therapy 
Established in 1966, our pioneering Center for Music Therapy (CMT) uses guided music experiences to help individuals meet life's challenges.
BOP STOP 
BOP STOP at The Music Settlement is Cleveland's premier listening room: an intimate, acoustically pristine performance venue with sweeping views of Lake Erie.
About TMS
About TMS
Our Mission
To inspire and welcome all to our music and arts community to learn, create, celebrate and heal.
Our Vision
To unlock the potential in everyone.
Through our three Centers – Center for Music, Center for Early Childhood, and Center for Music Therapy – and Bop Stop performance venue, we provide accessible, life-enhancing music and arts experiences to people of all ages and abilities.
- Our Center for Music delivers first-class music instruction in a variety of musical styles in private lessons, ensembles, immersion programs, and performance opportunities.
- Our Center for Early Childhood is a top-rated, 5-Star "Step Up To Quality" program that uses music and the arts in preschool, kindergarten, and summer camps.
- Our Center for Music Therapy utilizes specially designed music-based interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional.
Regardless of age, background, artistic ability, or economic circumstance, we are improving the quality of life for all those we serve and building healthy, thriving communities. We have an historic east side campus in University Circle and a new campus in Cleveland's near west side Ohio City neighborhood that both offer year-round enrollment and a generous financial assistance program.
Our programs are delivered by exceptional faculty and music therapists in an environment that nurtures individual achievement and creativity, affording students and clients the opportunity to reach their full potential while developing a lifelong love of the arts.
Our Strategic Plan
Our Strategic Plan's title The Score for Excellence - represents The Music Settlement's vision, dedication and passion, as we seek to continually innovate our services to meet the evolving needs of our communities. The Score for Excellence outlines the priority themes and goals necessary to ensure TMS's future into its second century.
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History
The Music Settlement (TMS) is a centuries-old community music school forged out of the Settlement Movement as a way to welcome immigrants to Cleveland and unite them through the common language of music.
About Almeda Adams
Our founder, Almeda Adams, was a musician, teachers, and leader who was dedicated to making music instruction available to children and adults.
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Staff Directory
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Careers
Looking for an inspiring new career? Come join us at The Music Settlement!
Sips n' Strings
Learn more about our with Phoenix Coffee Co. to bring a musical brain break to businesses of all sizes.
Contact
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Board of Directors
Learn more about our Board of Directors, whose passion for our mission fuels their service to TMS.